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	04-Aug-13 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists hubris [ HYOO-bris, HOO- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   arrogance, insolence or excessive pride or self-confidence   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His hubris was the cause of his downfall.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There is a kind of hubris in this withdrawal, as though being depressed were a way of saying, "this imperfect, difficult world is not good enough for me. CNN, Are you depressed -- or just disappointed?, By Michael Vincent Miller, January 27, 2009   impunity [ im-PYOO-ni-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, loss or penalty 2. immunity to the repercussions of an action   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Diplomats have various advantages over common people, impunity being the foremost.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The group called it a "positive, but still insufficient, step in the fight against impunity" in the country, and said "many others -- numbering perhaps in the several hundreds -- must be investigated in Sierra Leone." CNN, Sierra Leone rebel leaders found guilty, February 25, 2009   influx [ IN-fluhks ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. coming or flowing in 2. mass inrush or arrival 3. a confluence of water bodies   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The influx of illegal immigrants should be stopped.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   President Obama announced Monday that cash-strapped state governments will see the first influx of federal stimulus-related assistance later this week. CNN, States to get first stimulus boost this week   infraction [ in-FRAK-shuh' n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   infringement or violation of a pact or law   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The infraction resulted in heavy fines being imposed.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   At present the cuts are carried out in July and September, and occupiers of land may be fined up to £50 for each infraction. BBC, Branchage changes to be discussed, 31 October 2007   inimitable [ i-NIM-i-tuh'-buh' l ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   matchless or not capable of being imitated or copied   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His inimitable spirit made him a unique leader.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Martin has captained England on a number of occasions, often in difficult circumstances, and he has always led the side from the front in his own inimitable fashion. CNN, Corry gives up international rugby, January 8, 2008   Spelled Pronunciation Key Stress marks: [ CAPS ] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in newspaper [NOOZ-pey-per ] and information [ in-fer-MEY-shuh' n ] CONSONANTS [b] boy, baby, rob [d] do, ladder, bed [f] food, offer, safe [g] get, bigger, dog [h] happy, ahead [j] jump, budget, age [k] can, speaker, stick [l] let, follow, still [m] make, summer, time [n] no, dinner, thin [ng] singer, think, long [p] put, apple, cup [r] run, marry, far, store [s] sit, city, passing, face [sh] she, station, push [t] top, better, cat [ch] church, watching, nature, witch [th] thirsty, nothing, math [th'] this, mother, breathe [v] very, seven, love [w] wear, away [hw] where, somewhat [y] yes, onion [z] zoo, easy, buzz [zh] measure, television, beige   VOWELS [a] apple, can, hat [ey] aid, hate, day [ah] arm, father, aha [air] air, careful, wear [aw] all, or, talk, lost, saw [e] ever, head, get [ee] eat, see, need [eer] ear, hero, beer [er] teacher, afterward, murderer [i] it, big, finishes [ahy] I, ice, hide, deny [o] odd, hot, woffle [oh] owe, road, below [oo] ooze, food, soup, sue [oo'] good, book, put [oi] oil, choice, toy [ou] out, loud, how [uh] up, mother, mud [uh'] about, animal, problem, circus [ur] early, bird, stirring   FOREIGN SOUNDS [a*] Fr. ami [kh*] Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich [œ] Fr. feu, Ger. schön [r*] Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe [uh*] Fr. oeuvre [y*] Fr. tu, Ger. über   SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS [an*] Fr. bien [ahn*] Fr. croissant [awn*] Fr. bon [œn*] Fr. parfum [in*] Port. 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